why the **** would u be running the AC and cool your house int he dead of winter?

OP I think is in Cali. But that bill does not look right. We had the snow and ice storm day of Christmas as well as 2 weeks later and our bill stayed the same. Neighbors went up, I will say I fired the fireplace(logs) up when it gets cold but I just love the smell and heat from that. Some say their bills went up as much as $250 from the past bill.

I am betting its an Estimate. Since January and Feb are both the coldest months of the year (if you are in the U.S.), they may have estimated your usage. Get an actually reading and hopefully that number will go down.

I am betting its an Estimate. Since January and Feb are both the coldest months of the year (if you are in the U.S.), they may have estimated your usage. Get an actually reading and hopefully that number will go down.

PGE also charges you by the tier, like tier 1 is $.11 /kw up to x amount of kw, then is is $.15 up to x then $.20 so on and so forth.

PGE also charges you by the tier, like tier 1 is $.11 /kw up to x amount of kw, then is is $.15 up to x then $.20 so on and so forth.

Same thing applies for SCE (Socal Edison).

Our office lease is up in Dec. My boss is looking for a new place that is full service, aka power is free. Our first place had that, the current place doesn't. I can't wait to move my rigs back to the office.

In addition to all the charges you mentioned, we get hit with a "Debt Reduction Charge".
Basically its a charge that the Hydro company adds to make up for loses they had when they mismanaged their finances.

Can you go to time of use (TOU) metering and only fold during the evening/night?

I've seen PV (photovoltaic systems) in PG&E use their battery back up (and solar) to put as much on the grid during the day (getting 25c/kWh) and then charging the batteries at night for 2c/kWh--hardon the batteries, but they can make some money in the short run.